Energy Consultations Hub
Each year governments, regulatory bodies and other organisations host dozens of energy-related inquiries and consultations to ensure decisionmaking is supported by a wide range of insights. This page aims to increase engagement with these deliberative processes by providing a single, accessible point from which they can be accessed.
The list includes consultation processes convened by a range of organisations, including Federal and State governments, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), and the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). The curated list is intended to include consultation processes of industry- and society-wide signifiance rather than every ongoing process.
Through this page and other initiatives, the Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre aims to improve stakeholder engagement in the energy sector and thereby improve governance and decisionmaking.
Current consultations and inquiries
Renewable energy zone orders
Convenor: VicGrid
Deadline: 15 March 2026
Region: VIC
VicGrid is accepting feedback on proposed renewable energy zones for Victoria (see the 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan) as the final step in an 18-month consultation and technical work process.
Inquiry into data centres
Convenor: NSW Legislative Council
Deadline: 27 March 2026
Region: NSW
The NSW Legislative Council's Public Accountability and Works Committee is inquiring into data centre development in the state, covering their 'electricity demand, grid impacts and implications on emissions reduction targets' amoung other aspects.
The development and expansion of waste-to-energy (WtE) infrastructure in Victoria
Convenor: VIC Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee
Deadline: 3 April 2026
Region: VIC
The Committee is accepting submission for its inquiry into the development and expansion of waste-to-energy (WtE) infrastructure.
Supply Connection Infrastructure
Convenor: NSW IPART Energy Network Regulation Team
Deadline: 8 April 2026
Region: NSW
IPART is seeking community and industry feedback on the regulatory framework for Supply Connection Infrastructure - the poles and wires connecting renewable generators and battery storage facilities to the broader distribution and transmission network - in NSW.
Victorian Default Offer review 2026–27
Convenor: VIC Essential Services Commission
Deadline: 10 April 2026
Region: VIC
The Essential Services Commission is reviewing the prices for the 2026–27 Victorian Default Offer for electricity and would like feedack on a draft decision paper.
Environment management plans under assessment - NT
Convenor: NT Department of Lands, Planning and Environment
Deadline: N/A
Region: NT
The Northern Territory government accepts feedback on certain environment management plans (EMPs) that are currently under assessment. EMPs, where the proposed activities involve petroleum well drilling or hydraulic fracturing, will be open for a 28-day public comment period.
If you are aware of an ongoing inquiry or consultation that isn't listed above, please share it with us via e-mail.
Centre submissions
Researchers within the Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre frequently contribute to consultations and inquiries related to the energy sector. Their submissions draw on the disciplinary expertise that can be found across the Centre's themes - Communities & Coexistence, Decarbonisation, Energy Security, and Environment.
These include submission to the following consultations:
Narrabri Gas project
Queensland Royalties Bill
Technology Investment Roadmap
ACOLA gas transition research strategy discussion paper
GFCQ strategic plan 2020 -24
National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (re gas supply issues)
Inquiry into the implementation of the recommendations contained in the NSW Chief Scientist's Independent Review of CSG activities in NSW.
Draft GAB Strategic Management Plan 2018
Regional development and decentralisation
Independent scientific panel inquiry into hydraulic fracture stimulation in Western Australia
ACCC Gas Inquiry
Inquiry into water use by the extractive industry
Scientific Inquiry into hydraulic fracturing in the Northern Territory
Inquiry into unconventional gas (fracking) in the south east of South Australia
IESC draft research priorities
Gasfields Commission Independent Review
Inquiry into unconventional gas in Victoria
Unconventional gas mining
Draft ISP Consultation
Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism (FERM)
Electricity and Energy Sector Plan Discussion Paper
Inquiry into Glencore's proposed carbon capture and storage project
Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the Northern Territory
Enhancing the Integrated System Plan to Support the Energy Transition
Options to ensure the domestic wholesale gas market delivers for Australians
Low Emissions Technology Statement 2022
Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan Consultation
ACCC Review of LNG Netback Price Series
QREZC: Community benefits consultation paper
QREZ: Consultation on the model for QREZ design and access